Working Identity

Advance Praise for Working Identity:

“I don’t have to predict that this book will become a classic. It already has. Well ahead of its time when first published, Working Identity now finds its sweet spot of ultrarelevance in our tumultuous era of career searching and pivoting.” — Amy C. Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School; author, Right Kind of Wrong

“With a deft combination of story and science, Ibarra both debunks a portion of popular wisdom and demystifies the process of work transition. I’ve probably recommended this book more frequently than any other, including my own.” — David Epstein, author, #1 New York Times bestseller Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World and bestseller The Sports Gene

“There has never been a better time to understand career transitions—and there has never been a better author to help us navigate these transitions.” — Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice, London Business School; author, Redesigning Work; and coauthor, The 100-Year Life

“Herminia Ibarra’s groundbreaking Working Identity continues to defy and disrupt conventional wisdom around career change. Even more relevant than it was two decades ago, this book is a gem for anyone who wants something more. Simply brilliant.” — Whitney Johnson, CEO, Disruption Advisors; Thinkers50 Top 10 Management Thinker; and Wall Street Journal bestselling author

“Herminia Ibarra flips our way of thinking. What we do shifts what we say to ourselves, which shifts our mindsets, which shifts our identity, which then expands what we can do. It’s an upward spiral. This book is a new paradigm and pure genius.” — Carol Kauffman, coauthor, Real-Time Leadership

“Whether you’re looking to switch industries, start your own business, or find a more fulfilling role within your current organization, this is the book you need to start your change today.” — Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author, The Earned Life, Triggers, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

“Sophisticated and savvy, Herminia Ibarra’s timeless book challenges much of the conventional wisdom about how and why people change careers—and illuminates the experimentation, struggle, and joy that are essential to the process. For professionals contemplating a career change, Working Identity is essential reading.” — Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author, The Power of Regret

Herminia Ibarra is an authority on leadership and career transitions. She is the Charles Handy Professor of Organizational Behavior at London Business School and is ranked among the top management thinkers in the world by Thinkers50. She is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network, a judge for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, and a fellow of the British Academy. She is the author of the bestselling book, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader, and she writes regularly in leading publications, including Harvard Business Review, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.